Ryan Less has been treating me for two months. When I came into his office, I was hunched over like…read morethe hunchback of Notre Dame. Recently diagnosed with a very rare connective tissue disorder, which includes subluxation of my larger joints such as my shoulders, my knees, and my hips. Chronic migraines, plus having bilateral meniscal tears, runners knee bilaterally, and Baker's cyst, and also recently diagnosed with stage 3 of stage 4 advanced Osteoarthritis.
I was not convinced that Acupuncture would help, in fact I was told by some medical professionals, that if I was lucky, it might do some good, but Due to the complexity of My rare diagnosis of H/EDS, coupled with the other issues stated above, the likelihood that I would receive any pain reduction would be minimal. But I had to try something! 2 1/2 years ago, I was hiking up Mount Greylock! Riding motorcycles, kayaking, and riding horses. All on a regular basis. In just 18 short months, I was literally no longer able to physically get on a kayak, get on a horse never mind ride it with any stability, could not get on a motorcycle without physical assistance, and had begun to use a walker/cane/crutches when at my worst. I was actually contemplating at 46 years old, due to the debilitating pain that I was in literally from the top of my head to the end of my toes, if this was as good as life was going to get, could I continue On?
My pain when at its worst was crippling. And I am not being dramatic. I have 100% bone on bone exposure in areas of my knees, my shoulders, and my hips. I take no narcotic pain medication because it does not help at all with the condition. And due to the laxicity in my joints, again due to the connective tissue disorder, narcotics would make me more vulnerable to injury due to lack of coordination issues.
After just five short visits , where I did not feel any difference at all, I remember going home after the fifth visit thinking, oh my God, I just got out of my car and the bones in my feet did not feel like they were grinding together. After my sixth visit, I noticed a significant reduction in the global pain that I have due to my condition and above complicated health profile.
I would recommend Ryan Less, to anyone suffering from a condition that results in chronic overall pain that doctors cannot seem to help you with. It is literally the least invasive, least expensive, most result oriented treatment I have ever received in my entire life! If you can smoke cigarettes, you can afford to go to Acupuncture, if you can buy a 30 pack of beer twice in a week, you can afford Acupuncture. If you can afford, going to doctors, and specialists, and paying your co-pays and not getting any better time after time year after year, you can afford to go to Acupuncture.
This man literally improved the quality of my entire life! And I cannot recommend his services enough. He may have very well saved my life and he probably doesn't even know it. How many years have you gone to the same doctor? Different specialists? Alternative treatments? With little to no results? How many medicines are you on to "manage pain", migraines, orthopedic related pain, chronic muscle, tendon, joint pain?
I have taken many if not all prescribed medications, from anti-inflammatories, over the counter, prescription meds, and yes even narcotics and Neurontin. Nothing, and I mean nothing has helped. I have now been "global pain free" with a sincere reduction in 80% of my debilitating pain for almost 2 weeks!
Ryan does not claim to be able to heal injuries, cure diagnosis is and so on. I still have multiple bilateral meniscal tears in my knees, a Baker's cyst that pops up sporadically, runners knee, and recently a torn rotator cuff. I have been in physical therapy long term, under doctors care long-term, under the care of specialists with some of the top orthopedic doctors in Berkshire County for years. And not one of them has brought me anywhere near the reduction in pain and improvement in the quality of my life as Ryan has.
I have recommended him to dozens of people at this point. My friends, peers, and family have noticed my entire demeanor has improved. And guess what, I'm actually sleeping almost through the entire night. I have not slept through the entire night without getting up due to pain waking me out of a sound sleep 20 to 30 times per night for the last 2+ years!
I am finally getting restorative sleep, I am finally able to get out of bed, put my feet on the floor and just walk like a normal person to the bathroom. Without cringing when my feet hit the floor due to the substantial pain I was in before entering in to Ryan's care. I simply cannot recommend him highly enough. The Berkshires are full of hidden treasures. Ryan Less Is one of them.
